we are become death
Directed by Jean-Gabriel Périot, 2014
Crew
Technical Details
Written & Directed by
Jean-Gabriel PÉRIOT
Fiction - France - 2014
4' - DCP - ProRes 422
Versions
English with French subtitles
English with Spanish subtitles
Production
Nicolas BREVIERE – Local Films
Distribution
Local Films Distribution
International Sales
Local Films
Festivals
International Short Film Tabor / CROATIA - Best Documentary Award – Best Experimental Film Award
Sole Luna Film Festival / ITALY - Best Film Award
Vision du réel, Nyon / FRANCE
Vida de Perro Short Film Festival / Experimental Category / SPAIN
International film festival Kratkofil Plus / BOSNIA
Art Film Festival / CZECH REPUBLIC
Partie(s) de Campagne / Ouroux FRANCE
Kratkofil / BOSNIA
Guanajuato International Film Festival / MEXICO
Cinéma en liberté / Toulon – FRANCE
Docs DF / CUBA
Lucca Film Festival / ITALY
INVIDEO / ITALY
International Liepzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Films / GERMANY
Festival des Cinémas Différents et Expérimentaux de Paris / FRANCE
Du grain à démoudre / FRANCE
Timishort / ROMANIA
Un festival c’est trop court / Nice – FRANCE
Portobello Film Festival / ENGLAND
Videofest 2K14 / MEXICO
Fikke / PORTUGAL
Instants Vidéos / Marseille – FRANCE
Rencontres Internationales Sciences et Cinéma / Marseille – FRANCE
Pravo Ljudski / BOSNIA
Cinetoro / COLOMBIA
Alternativa / SPAIN
IDFF / POLAND
Mecal / SPAIN
Wellington Underground Film Festival / NEW ZEALAND
Nature Film Festival Gödöllö / HUNGARY
Festival le + court d’Altkirch / FRANCE
FMK Short Film Festival / ITALY
Lille International Short Film Festival / FRANCE
Milano Film Festival / ITALY
FerFilm International / KOSOVO
Pontevedra / SPAIN
FestiFrance / BRAZIL
Interference Festival / POLAND
Video Art and Experimental Video Showcase / COLOMBIA
Short is short! – Short film meetings in Cabrières d'Avignon
TRAILER
Jean-Gabriel Périot, born April 23, 1974 in Bellac, is a French film director and editor, renowned for his innovative use of archive footage. Trained in traditional audiovisual techniques, he discovered his passion for found footage while working at the Centre Georges Pompidou, where he explored the narrative potential of archives. This style, which has left its mark on his work, can be seen in films such as Une jeunesse allemande and “Retour à Reims (Fragments)”, both nominated for a César award for best documentary. Périot questions history, memory and social violence, constructing an uncompromisingly political cinema. Using archive footage, he confronts viewers with raw realities, while letting the images speak for themselves. Influenced by the militant cinema of the 1920s-1930s and 1968, he favors a cinema of reflection and confrontation, where the viewer becomes the actor in his or her own interpretation. His films tackle themes as varied as police violence, labor and collective memory, with a unique visual style that questions our relationship with images and history.